charge d'affaires ad interim
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
charge d'affaires ad interim; diplomat temporarily acting as chief of mission
formalA formal diplomatic title. This role is assumed when the ambassador is absent, the position is vacant, or before a new ambassador presents credentials.
Dà大
shǐ使
huí回
guó国
shù述
zhí职
qī期
jiān间
，
yóu由
gōng公
shǐ使
xián衔
cān参
zàn赞
dān担
rèn任
lín临
shí时
dài代
bàn办
。
The minister-counselor served as the charge d'affaires ad interim while the ambassador was back home for debriefing.
Xīn新
dà大
shǐ使
dào到
rèn任
qián前
，
tā他
yī一
zhí直
shì是
zhù驻
gāi该
guó国
de的
lín临
shí时
dài代
bàn办
。
He had been the charge d'affaires ad interim to that country until the new ambassador arrived.
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Liǎng两
guó国
guān关
xì系
jǐn紧
zhāng张
shí时
，
lín临
shí时
dài代
bàn办
fù负
zé责
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhòng重
yào要
de的
wài外
jiāo交
shì事
wù务
。
The charge d'affaires ad interim was responsible for handling important diplomatic affairs when relations between the two countries were tense.